One day everyone over the age of fifteen disappears and the town of Perdido Beach is surrounded by an impenetrable bubble. As the eldest of those left struggle to keep themselves and their younger charges alive, some among them begin to develop supernatural powers. This novel reads a little like Lord of the Flies if it were written by Stephen King. First in a series.

In a post-apocalyptic United States known as Panem, every year the population is forced to participate in the Hunger Games. Two children from each of the twelve city-states are sent to the Capitol where they are put into an arena to fight to the death. There is only one winner. So when Katniss volunteers herself, in order to save her twelve-year-old sister from this fate, she doesn't expect to come home ever again. It's a deadly version of Survivor, where you do not get voted off the island, you get killed.

When Ellie and her mates decide to "go bush" for a weekend they never dream that in those few days their entire world will come crashing down. While they are on their camping trip a hostile army invades their small Australian town effectively starting World War III. Their families and friends are all taken hostage and Ellie and her crew must decide, will they hide? Or will they fight? A very realistic and compelling first book in a series.

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